tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post129168474333662819..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: Lessons From TV: Breaking Bad JeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-3909373995040360232012-08-31T08:10:58.600-04:002012-08-31T08:10:58.600-04:00I've heard of that. I'll have to check it ...I've heard of that. I'll have to check it out, though if I stick with my usual methods, I'll start in four or five years.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-46067644912415748922012-08-31T08:10:18.913-04:002012-08-31T08:10:18.913-04:00Nathan Fillion--superhero, spaceship captain, auth...Nathan Fillion--superhero, spaceship captain, author--is there anything the man can't do?JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-15678620982826523532012-08-30T18:25:43.221-04:002012-08-30T18:25:43.221-04:00Some scenes are quite pertinent, like this one. :)...Some scenes are quite pertinent, like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1oamRg1Rsk" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-2912646080266283582012-08-30T17:15:49.901-04:002012-08-30T17:15:49.901-04:00I haven't watched Breaking Bad, but I love whe...I haven't watched Breaking Bad, but I love when TV shows teach a lot about writing! And not just because it helps me feel justified in watching them. :)Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-90434297174498076032012-08-28T11:22:36.468-04:002012-08-28T11:22:36.468-04:00The Newsroom on HBO, written by Aaron Sorkin. Best...The Newsroom on HBO, written by Aaron Sorkin. Best damn show on TV, hands down! Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-73340203900447715512012-08-28T07:37:47.885-04:002012-08-28T07:37:47.885-04:00I was really mad at the first episode of Korra, fo...I was really mad at the first episode of Korra, for a very particular reason revolving around a cliffhanger at the end of the original series and a certain airbender child interrupting and preventing the explanation!!!! But overall I loved it :) Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-80983666255933521382012-08-28T06:22:43.490-04:002012-08-28T06:22:43.490-04:00You're smart for avoiding TV--too much makes y...You're smart for avoiding TV--too much makes you stoopid. Avatar: excellent. How did you like Korra? I had some issues with it, but it grew on me.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-51702793839607582842012-08-28T06:20:54.121-04:002012-08-28T06:20:54.121-04:00Hmm, not familiar with Castle, I'll have to lo...Hmm, not familiar with Castle, I'll have to look into it.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-51454555728853464492012-08-28T02:20:27.977-04:002012-08-28T02:20:27.977-04:00Aah I've heard that Breaking Bad is really goo...Aah I've heard that Breaking Bad is really good, my boyfriend has been going on about it for the past few weeks, I'll have to look in to it for sure and look out for these two writerly lessons that you've mentioned. :) I'm not that much into T.V, but I do catch and enjoy a few things... Once Upon a Time was awesome even though I only saw a few episodes, and I am a die-hard Avatar: The Last Airbender fanatic. I really love the characters and plot in A:TLA, it's really well done, for what's considered a kid's show anyway... Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-79746389914912609742012-08-27T16:11:19.670-04:002012-08-27T16:11:19.670-04:00I'm with Lisa! I know so many people love Brea...I'm with Lisa! I know so many people love Breaking Bad, but I've never seen it. I'll have to hunt it down sometime. :)<br /><br />As for a show that provides great lessons in writing, I'd go with Castle.Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-56363952506287600812012-08-27T13:51:22.622-04:002012-08-27T13:51:22.622-04:00Thanks, Lisa. I'm not so sure why this one was...Thanks, Lisa. I'm not so sure why this one was so dang hard for me to write. It's not silly and girly to love Grey's Anatomy. My wife likes it quite a bit. I'm not a fan, myself, I just can't quite connect to the characters for some reason, but it's been a popular show. <br /><br />I think part of why BB succeeds for me (and possibly Grey's for you) is because they develop like a novel, over time. I enjoy some of the Law & Order shows, but those arrive with characters pretty much fully-realized. Character is important, because if you don't like the people solving the crimes, you won't like the show, but those are much more about the process, not the people. You don't have the same room or the same need for character development in an NCIS or CSI as you do with Grey's or Breaking Bad, I think.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-81079608566486984042012-08-27T13:42:53.977-04:002012-08-27T13:42:53.977-04:00Why, thank you, glad you enjoyed it, and thanks fo...Why, thank you, glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for stopping by.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-56987189956428281862012-08-27T12:42:53.878-04:002012-08-27T12:42:53.878-04:00I know so many people who are obsessed with that s...I know so many people who are obsessed with that show and I've never seen it! This is a great post though! This may seem all girly and silly but I've always loved the writing in Grey's Anatomy because the characters have actually changed and grown over the seasons. They don't just keep bumping up against the same problems again and again without any real resolution or without having learned anything from their experiences. None of the original characters are the same "people" they were when the show began. I love the fact that the main character, Meredith has actually worked out her mommy issues. It's not just season after season of the same crap. She has epiphanies and struggles and holy crap moments. She evolves as a character and I think in a visual medium it's hard to show all of that internal stuff but the show has done it quite well. I was disappointed in this last season's finale because it was a bit of a cop-out and not up to Grey's standards at all but on the whole I love the writing in that show. I think there are plenty of good writing lessons to be learned from TV. That's where all these shows start anyway, with a few writers sitting around hashing the stories out. Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-29126421232531466572012-08-27T11:18:16.583-04:002012-08-27T11:18:16.583-04:00This is great!This is great!Come At Me Brohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471756942136977057noreply@blogger.com